Torn Paper Seascape
This is one of my favorite cards, and it was so easy to create. The landscape possibilities are endless! The hardest part of this card is tearing the paper. I know this is hard for many of us. I tell my Ladies to just breath and tear! After the piece was put together, I […]
Stenciled Christmas Tree
It’s easy to create sponged stenciled cards with left over pieces cut using the tree from In the Woods Framelits die. Simply tape the stencil onto your card front using washi or painter’s tape, then sponge on colors inside the stencil. For this card, I used Balmy Blue and Highland Heather inks for a non-traditional […]
A Wintery Day In the Woods
A Wintery Day In the Woods This card was inspired by the view out my front window on a recent wintery day here in the mountains of southern Colorado. It features the clear block watercolor background technique and Winter Woods stamp set and In the Woods Framelits Dies. Here’s […]
Spooky Full Moon Halloween Card
Spooky Black Cat Halloween Card This is the Halloween card I created for our granddaughter. She loves kitties, so I used the fun cat punch from Stampin’ Up to create a spooky cat on a full moon night card. I hope it will bring a smile. This card was very easy to create. Here’s how: […]
Sheet Music and Embossing Paste Hearts for Valentine’s Day
I needed a quick and easy idea for Valentine’s Day cards this year. I had my heart punch on my crafting table, left over from the Party Panda card I created HERE, so I thought, why not combine it with the embossing paste found in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. The embossing paste is so […]
Sponged Sky Party Panda Valentine’s Day Card
I created this Valentine’s Day card for our one-year-old granddaughter using the cute Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Party Pandas. This set just brings a smile! I combined it with the easy sponged sky background technique. Here’s how: To create the sky, I used a scallop circle template that I’ve had in my crafting stash for years. […]
Embossing Paste Daisy Delight
Fall has arrived here in the mountains of southern Colorado! Purple Asters, some of my favorite flowers, are blooming in abundance. My project for this posting was inspired by these pretty flowers growing on our property. I love their bright yellow centers. They make me smile! I combined the stamp set Daisy Delight, stamped in […]
Stenciling With a Sunburst Thinlits Die-Shine
Create a bright sunburst by using the cut-out from Sunburst Framelits Die as a stencil. I had a Sunburst piece left over from my pencil eraser sunshine project I posted on March 8. Instead of throwing it away, I decided to repurpose it as a stencil for my “shine” sunburst card. I laid the stencil […]
Rose Red Stenciled Santa’s Sleigh Reindeer
Here’s another stenciled reindeer using left over pieces from Santa’s Sleigh cut outs see posting from 12/6). The reindeer is Rose Red and the background is the clear block watercolor technique using Rose Red, Mint Macaron and Cucumber Crush inks. This stenciled reindeer makes me smile! Supplies Used: Stamp Set: Christmas Pines Ink: Rose Red, […]
Watercolor Wings and Stenciling with Decorative Masks
Create pretty backgrounds using one of Stampin’ Up!’s decorative masks and sponge daubers! Tips: Use different sponge daubers for each color to keep your colors from becoming muddy. To help keep the stencil from shifting as you work, secure it to your work surface using painter’s or masking tape. And hold the stencil down […]
Botanical Builder Stenciled Happy Birthday
I recently cut a number of ferns out of Wild Wasabi card stock using the Botanical Builder Framelites for an upcoming Botanical Blooms class. I was left with this sheet of potential “stencils.” I decided to use one of them to stencil a collection of ferns on the card above. I used sponge daubers inked […]
Stencil Cut Flower Patch Cards
I recently made up a bunch of thank you cards using the Big Shot and Flower Fair framelits. I cut out the flower and stem on Whisper White card stock using the framelits and then slipped different patterned designer paper underneath. I layered the stencil pieces to coordinating card bases and stamped a simple “thanks”. […]
Flower Patch Clean and Simple
Fall is definitely in the air! Forty-five degrees was the temperature this morning! To celebrate, here’s a clean and simple fall-themed card. Love the combination of Black Berry Bliss and Mossy Meadow. Stamp Set: Flower Patch, Dictionary, Sincere Salutations Ink: Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow Paper: Very Vanilla, Blackberry Bliss Accessories: circle template from […]
Sunburst Little Leaves-Nacho Average Sketch Challenge #89
We have a fun, yet simple sketch challenge this week over at the Nacho Average site. Here’s my contribution: When I first saw this sketch, I immediately thought I would use the Little Leaves Sizzlit which I recently purchased. I had every intention of cutting out the leaf pattern from a piece of card stock. […]
Summer Smooches Stencil-Quick How to Use Stencils
This was a quick and easy card made using the Summer Smooches Stencil from Stampin’ Up! How to Use Stencils -Stampin’ Up! offers several stencil designs on page 234 of the main catalog. (The stencils are retiring and are only available through May 31!) -The stencils include stencil and mask images to create a variety […]